Vacon 10 Machinery –
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Easy adaptation for customer requirements

The Vacon 10 Machinery is an extremely compact AC drive for machine makers in the power range from 0.25 kW to 5.5 kW. Vacon 10 Machinery offers ultimate flexibility in integrating the customer requirements into the AC drive.

Its architectural construction allows easy integration into environments of all kinds, according to the customer needs. The unique Application Interface Board provides predefined interfaces, and a possibility of customer-specified interfaces. Vacon 10 Machinery is specifically suited to the needs of machine builders.

Vacon’s new drive is one of the smallest drives in the market today. The size of the drive saves valuable installation space and fits into the smallest of places. Despite the small size, the drive is packed with features such as integrated EMC filters, intelligent navigation and a flexible customer interface. Furthermore, the design of the drive makes it possible for the customer to design their own interfaces if necessary.

The Vacon 10 Machinery is suited to the machine builders particularly due to its flexible interface – it will satisfy a wide variety of needs with few modifications. The drive will also take its place as an all-round general drive when equipped with the Vacon standard interfaces, which offers Modbus communication as standard.

More features

Easy installation and commissioning

  • Intelligent menu navigation
  • Small physical size
  • DIN rail and screw mountable
  • Side by side installation
  • Vacon NC61131-3 Engineering Tool for the most demanding use
  • Parameter upload and download without the need for a mains power supply

Extensive hardware

  • Integrated EMC filters make the unit suitable for commercial and industrial networks 
  • Available in enclosure class IP20 as standard, options for IP21 and NEMA1
  • Varnished boards as standard
  • Brake chopper as standard in 3~, 400 V, 1.5 kW and higher
  • Temperature-controlled fan

Flexible control architecture

  • Modular I/O usage
  • RS-485/Modbus as standard
  • PI controller as standard
  • Several fieldbus options
  • External +24 V DC powering to maintain power in API board and field buses in case the main supply is disconnected
  • Design service for customer-specific API board development

Environment–friendly

  • RoHS compliant
  • Recyclable materials
  • Energy saving
  • Decreased mechanical stress
  • Reduced noise levels

Control I/O

Vacon 10 Machinery is an easily tailored AC drive to meet the control requirements of the customer.

The Vacon 10 Machinery architecture is created keeping in mind easy and fast tailoring. This is achieved by the control card of the Vacon 10 Machinery, the Application Interface – API. The API is the interface of the drive, providing the main tailoring element for the customer. A set of API boards is offered as standard, but the API construction also gives the customers a free hand to create applications. Additionally, it even allows the API specification to be implemented in the design by the customer.

Standard API

Vacon offers a set of APIs as standard, which is available from the shelf.

  • API - Full
  • API - Limited
  • API – RS-485

Customer API

Do you have special needs, an interface setup that has become a brand or even a standard in your products? With the API architecture you have a possibility to design your own API board. Vacon’s design service helps you to create the specification to develop and to manufacture the desired solution. For further information, please contact your local Vacon representative.

Customer applications

The Vacon 10 Machinery supports Vacon’s standard Vacon PC tools. These include for example, Vacon NC61131-3 Engineering Tool, which can be used for creating customer-specifi c software. The software is a part of Vacon’s design service concept but the software can also be created by the customer or a competent third party.

EMC and installation environment

The standard EN61800-3 (2004) sets limits for both emission and immunity of radio frequency disturbances.

The environment is divided into the 1st and 2nd environments, which, in practice, means public and industrial networks. Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) filters are typically required to meet the EN61800-3 (2004) standard. The table (PDF) gives information how Vacon 10 Machinery fulfils the standard.

Tools for Vacon 10

Vacon offers one of the widest range of tools for micro drives in the market. The functionality integrated into Vacon’s micro drives gives the customer a possibility to program, commission or monitor the product in a way that they would only normally expect in bigger drives.

PC tools

The Vacon 10 Machinery supports Vacon’s next generation PC tools for the required functionality. The tools are intended for tasks such as

  • commissioning,
  • monitoring,
  • loading various applications and
  • application programming.

The PC is connected to the drive with a Micro Communication Adapter(MCA) kit (VACON-ADP-MCAA-KIT), which includes MCA adapter and requested cable.  

MCA – Micro Communication Adapter

With the MCA the customer can upload and download parameters without powering the drive. This will allow the user to parameterize the drive without fi rst connecting the drive to the mains.

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